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March Calendar of Events for Greensboro, Winston-Salem and
 High Point

Welcome to Piedmont Parent's interactive events calendar!

We're your source for great family events in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point and beyond. Check out our Highlights page for a more in-depth look at a few of this month's events.

If you're hosting an event in the Triad and would like it included in our calendar, just email us. Submissions do not automatically post to our online  events calendar; all submissions will be reviewed on a regular basis and edited for consistency.

 

Story Times

MOMs/MOPS Clubs

 

Thursday, March 11, 2010
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"High Point’s Furniture Heritage."
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., HP.
Phone: 336-885-1859.
Website: www.highpointmusuem.org.
Summary: This interactive exhibit will feature furniture, machinery, photographs, memorabilia and video. The exhibit will examine the history of the relationship between the furniture industry and the people of High Point and will offer a unique perspective on the history of furniture manufacturing in our area. Runs through May 2010. Free. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

"Little Women."
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Drama Workshop, Salem Fine Arts Center, Salem College, W-S.
Phone: 336-917-5493.
Website: www.salem.edu.
Summary: Salem College Pierrettes present a musical based in the beloved 1869 semi-autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott. $10 general admission; $7 for students. 8 p.m.

"William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005."
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Reynolda House Museum of American Art, 2250 Reynolda Road, W-S.
Phone: 336-758-5150.
Website: www.reynoldahouse.org.
Summary: William Christenberry's work records the passage of time in a Southern landscape that is both ordinary and iconic. His photographs convey the poignance of an abandoned building, a lonely gravestone, and an empty dirt road. The most astonishing aspect of the artist's work is that it often does not include people but always speaks volumes about a human presence. Runs through June 27. Adults, $10; children 18 and under, free. Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

“What’s Your Story...Get the Message.”
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 S. Liberty St., W-S.
Phone: 336-723-9111.
Website: www.childrensmuseumofws.org.
Summary: Send a message in Morse code, become a TV news anchor, create virtual cave art, and puzzle over expressions at a new interactive exhibition about communication. "What's Your Story… Get the Message” is a 2,000 square foot exhibition consisting of 15 different exhibits that encourage visitors to explore the many ways we send and receive information. Families can use touch screen technology to put themselves on the cover of a virtual newspaper, create their own cave paintings, and play a game to match images to specific warning sounds. Visitors can also learn American Sign Language, transmit an image via a satellite model, and use a large crane to lift a load they can’t see while receiving hand signal instructions. Runs through mid-May 2010. Free with museum admission, $7. Monday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for members only; Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 S. Liberty St., W-S. 336-723-9111. www.childrensmuseumofws.org.

Ancient Carolinians Exhibit.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: SciWorks, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, W-S.
Phone: 336-714-7109.
Website: www.sciworks.org.
Summary: Explore how long people have lived in North Carolina. Become an archaeologist and explore the fascinating story told by the artifacts found in Hardaway, a site in central North Carolina near the town of Badin, on the banks of the Yadkin River. Runs through May 1, 2010. Adults, $10; ages 6-18, $8; ages 2-5, $6; under 2, free. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and major holidays.

Daily Keeper Talks in Animal Discovery.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Natural Science Center of Greensboro, 4301 Lawndale Drive, GSO.
Phone: 336-288-3769.
Website: www.natsci.org.
Summary: Keeper talks are formal and informal presentations for visitors given by the animal keeper staff with one or more animals several times daily. These presentations usually involve animal enrichment and may or may not include food enrichment. Free with museum admission, adults, $8; ages 3-13, $7; under 2, free. 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 :30 p.m. See Web site for complete schedule.

Fairview Moravian Preschool Consignment Sale.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Fairview Moravian Preschool, 6550 Silas Creek Parkway, W-S.
Website: www.fairviewmoravianchurch.org.
Summary: New and Gently used Children's clothing (infant-Jr.14/16), toys, books, games, videos, shoes, baby furniture/equiptment, maternity. Thursday, March 11: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; Friday, March 12: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, March 13: 9 a.m.-noon( Half Price Sale)

First Christian Academy & Preschool Children's Consignment Sale.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: First Christian Academy & Preschool, 1130 N. Main St., Kernersville.
Phone: 336-608-8372
Website: www.fccministries.com
Summary: Items include gently used children’s clothes, toys, furniture, books, maternity items. Thursday 6-8 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-noon (most items 1/2 price).

Greensboro Mothers of Multiples Spring/Summer Children's Consignment Sale
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 2105 West Market St., GSO.
Website: www.gmom.org.
Summary: Come shop for gently used children's clothing, toys, baby equipment and much more. Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-Noon. (1/2 price)

Kernersville Triadmommies Meetup.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Panera Bread, 970 S. Main St., Kernersville.
Website: www.triadmommies.com.
Summary: Join Triadmommies.com for coffee and snacks. Children welcome. Free. 9:30 a.m. Contact cathyg@triadmommies.com.

Kernersville Wesleyan Preschool Consignment Sale.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Kernersville Wesleyan Preschool 930 North Main Street Kernersville NC
Website: www.kernersvillewesleyan.net/preschool.aspx.
Summary: Spring/Summer Children’s and Maternity Clothes, Furniture, Strollers, Toys, Books and more will be sold. Thurs. 7-9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-Noon (Some items will be 50% off on Saturday).

Mother Baby PEP Talks.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: YWCA of High Point, 112 Gatewood Ave., HP.
Phone: 336-812-3937.
Website: www.motherbabyfoundation.org.
Summary: Join other new moms for afternoon tea at PEP Talks, a support group for mothers of new babies. At PEP Talks (Postpartum Emotion with Possibilities), the focus is on you, the mom, celebrating your successes and finding solutions to your challenges. Free. 4 p.m.

SciWorks’ Attic Exhibit.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: SciWorks, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, W-S.
Phone: 336-767-6730.
Website: www.sciworks.org.
Summary: The track is back as well as many of your old favorites. Come play in the traveling exhibit hall with your favorite SciWorks exhibits – putting holes, pitching cage and many more. Runs through Aug. 28, 2010. Adults, $10; ages 6-18, $8; ages 2-5, $6; under 2, free. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Simply Storytime.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Greensboro Children's Museum, 220 N. Church St., GSO.
Phone: 336-574-2898.
Website: www.gcmuseum.com.
Summary: A special storytime will take kids to far-away lands, on amazing adventures and let them meet lots of exciting characters in the world of make-believe. Free with museum admission, $6. 3:30 p.m.

Sprouts.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 S. Liberty St., W-S.
Phone: 336-723-9111.
Website: www.childrensmuseumofws.org.
Summary: An action packed program for toddlers including stories, songs, music and activities featuring Miss Anita. Free with museum admission, $7. 11 a.m.

Toddler Recreation Station.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Location: Thataways Youth Center, 1334 Overbrook Road, Burlington.
Phone: 336-222-5134.
Website: www.burlingtonnc.gov/thataways.
Summary: Burlington Recreation and Parks presents a weekly program for the younger generation, a toddler recreation station. This program provides peer interaction with guided play for caregivers and children. Registration required. $5. 10-11 a.m.

 

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